Hydrofluoric acid poisoning

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Fluorhydric acid

From swallowing:

• Can't breathe as the throat swells shut
• Fever
• Severe abdominal pain
• Severe pain in the mouth
• Severe throat pain
• Vomiting

From breathing in (inhaling) the acid:

• Bluish colored lips and fingernails
• Chills
• Choking
• Coughing
• Fever
• Tight chest

From touching the acid:

• Very painful skin burning

Review Date: 02/02/2011
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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